Do you know what I think of when I hear the word “bisaya“? I think of that time in my childhood when I was hungry during a bus trip with my mom, and a woman I’d never met before, a total stranger, ...

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What she found reveals how fundamental it is to the Filipino psyche. “The word nayánayá from Bisaya, a language of central Philippines, is polysemous [has multiple meanings],” she says.

Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa apologized on Sunday for his insult regarding the physical appearance of Akbayan Partlist Representative Perci Cendaña ...

Playing Bisaya songs to preserve the native language and boost economic and cultural identity shall be made mandatory in all public establishments in Cebu City once a proposed ordinance authored by ...